bettor

Example Sentences

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Another bettor netted more than $400,000 after placing a wager that Nicolás Maduro would soon be out as Venezuela’s leader less than five hours before nighttime explosions rocked the capital of Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

If the merger isn’t announced, the bettor loses 17 cents.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

A bet on Joshua, a -1600 favorite, would have netted a bettor just $6.25 in profit.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

One could imagine a bettor making a credit card deposit, paying a $10 cash advance fee, and then placing a $10 bet at −110 odds.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

The caller was a track official, who told him that a New York bettor had sent $5,000 to wager on Ligaroti, challenging Howard to put up $15,000 against it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand